Considering taking the political plunge

Former Walhalla Councilman Josh Roberts is considering “all options” for this year’s city election.  He admits, “I’ve had a number of people approach me about it and I’m definitely taking it into consideration.”  Candidate qualifying opens next month for the November election in which city voters choose a mayor and fill three, 4-year council terms and, possibly, the remainder of […]

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Jeff Duncan sheds 20 pounds

Much of a politician’s time is spent sitting, and through time in memoriam they’ve found it hard to stay away from the fried chicken/green bean circuit.  But South Carolina’s 3rd District U-S representative put his mind to it and dropped 20 pounds.  A trimmer Jeff Duncan was noticeable during his appearance last week at the Walhalla American Legion hall.  He […]

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Tamassee Republican opines on religion in schools

The Supreme Court has consistently ruled that government may not prefer one religion over another.  But one constitutional scholar has argued that God should be in public schools, but only as something to think about and discuss, never to worship.  Tamassee Republican Bruce Burrell believes the answer to what it’ll take to stop mass shootings is a return to God […]

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Mechanical failure believed led to I-85 wreck

A tractor trailer truck overturned Friday on I-85 at Fair Play and the mangled wreckage wound up under the SC 11 overpass.  Responders blocked one of the southbound lanes after broken glass and part of the guardrail littered the roadway.  Chief Wilkerson of Fair Play Fire Department said one person required a ride to medical care after being briefly entrapped […]

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Michael Lee

Westminster– Michael Edward Lee, 39, passed away on Wednesday, July 5th, 2023 at his residence.   Born in Oconee County, Michael was the son of Edward Mann “Ed” Lee and Carol Elaine Crenshaw Lee. Michael was a graduate of West-Oak High School and had attended Tri-County Technical School. Michael was a Corporal with the Oconee County Sheriff’s Department for over […]

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Tim Barron

Westminster – Marvin Timothy “Tim” Barron, 67, passed away on Saturday, July 8th, 2023 at his residence surrounded by his loving family and friends.   Born in Oconee County, South Carolina, Tim was the son of the late Claude Marvin Barron and Margaret Smith Barron. Tim formerly worked in construction and was of the Baptist Faith.  Tim was an avid […]

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Elizabeth Ann “Sally” Craig

    Seneca, SC — Elizabeth Ann “Sally”  Craig, 75, wife of the late Horace Wesley Craig, of Seneca, SC, passed away on Saturday, July 8, 2023, at Oconee Memorial Hospital.   A native of Oconee County, Mrs. Craig was the daughter of the late George and Mary Cox Lee. She retired out of real estate and was a member […]

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Questions about Walhalla’s July utility bills

The latest set of Walhalla customers’ bills covering monthly water and sewer use contain additional information, but from what 101.7/WGOG NEWS has been told some of the July bills are higher, some lower.  Brandon Burton, city administrator and Walhalla representative to the Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority, explains, “The rates on the bills were enacted by OJRSA board on June […]

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Duncan explains vote to avoid a default

Perhaps, prodded by the Oconee Republican chairman, the district U-S representative to congress explained his vote last month to raise the debt limit and avoid a financial default.  Jeff Duncan is a conservative, but to some conservatives the bi-partisan agreement to avoid default amounted to a cave-in the quest to tamp down the country’s rising debt.  But “It was a […]

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